EP1596608 - Picture coding method [Right-click to bookmark this link] | Status | No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 30.11.2007 Database last updated on 03.09.2024 | Most recent event Tooltip | 02.10.2009 | Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): CY, LU, TR | published on 04.11.2009 [2009/45] | Applicant(s) | For all designated states MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 1006, Oaza Kadoma Kadoma-shi Osaka 571-8501 / JP | [2008/47] |
Former [2005/46] | For all designated states MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 1006, Oaza Kadoma Kadoma-shi, Osaka 571-8501 / JP | Inventor(s) | 01 /
Abe, Kiyofumi 1-6-30-102, Mukaigaoka Toyonaka-shi Osaka 560-0053 / JP | 02 /
Kadono, Shinya Room 203, Hope Atago 2nd 8-3, Atagoyama Nishinomiya-shi Hyogo 662-0871 / JP | 03 /
Kondo, Satoshi 7-17, Otokoyamashigetsu Yawata-shi Kyoto 614-8361 / JP | 04 /
Hagai, Makoto 22-204, Oedaminami-machi 8-chome Moriguchi-shi Osaka 570-0051 / JP | [2006/09] |
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Abe, Kiyofumi 1-6-30-102, Mukaigaoka Toyonaka-shi Osaka 560-0053 / JP | ||
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Kadono, Shinya 7-25-204, Koshienguchi 1-chome Nishinomiya-shi Hyogo 663-8113 / JP | |||
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Kondo, Satoshi 7-17, Otokoyamashigetsu Yawata-shi Kyoto 614-8361 / JP | |||
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Hagai, Makoto 22-204, Oedaminami-machi 8-chome Moriguchi-shi Osaka 570-0051 / JP | |||
Former [2005/46] | 01 /
Abe, Kiyofumi 16-1-213, Miyamae-cho Kadoma-shi Osaka 571-0074 / JP | ||
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Kadono, Shinya 7-25-204, Koshienguchi 1-chome Nishinomiya-shi Hyogo 663-8113 / JP | |||
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Kondo, Satoshi 7-17, Otokoyamashigetsu Yawata-shi Kyoto 614-8361 / JP | |||
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Hagai, Makoto 22-204, Oedaminami-machi 8-chome Moriguchi-shi Osaka 570-0051 / JP | Representative(s) | Eisenführ Speiser Patentanwälte Rechtsanwälte PartGmbB Postfach 10 60 78 28060 Bremen / DE | [N/P] |
Former [2008/40] | Eisenführ, Speiser & Partner Patentanwälte Rechtsanwälte Postfach 10 60 78 28060 Bremen / DE | ||
Former [2005/46] | Eisenführ, Speiser & Partner Patentanwälte Rechtsanwälte Postfach 10 60 78 28060 Bremen / DE | Application number, filing date | 05017701.3 | 27.03.2003 | [2005/46] | Priority number, date | JP20020112665 | 15.04.2002 Original published format: JP 2002112665 | [2005/46] | Filing language | EN | Procedural language | EN | Publication | Type: | A2 Application without search report | No.: | EP1596608 | Date: | 16.11.2005 | Language: | EN | [2005/46] | Type: | A3 Search report | No.: | EP1596608 | Date: | 30.11.2005 | [2005/48] | Type: | B1 Patent specification | No.: | EP1596608 | Date: | 24.01.2007 | Language: | EN | [2007/04] | Search report(s) | (Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on: | EP | 13.10.2005 | Classification | IPC: | H04N7/30, H04N7/50 | [2005/46] | CPC: |
H04N19/105 (EP,US);
H04N19/13 (EP,BR,KR,US);
G06T9/004 (US);
H04N19/11 (EP,US);
H04N19/136 (EP,US);
H04N19/159 (EP,US);
H04N19/176 (EP,US);
H04N19/593 (EP,US);
H04N19/60 (EP,KR,US);
H04N19/61 (EP,US)
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| Designated contracting states | AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HU, IE, IT, LI, LU, MC, NL, PT, RO, SE, SI, SK, TR [2005/46] | Title | German: | Bildcodierungsverfahren | [2005/46] | English: | Picture coding method | [2005/46] | French: | Procédé de codage d'image | [2005/46] | Examination procedure | 30.05.2006 | Examination requested [2006/28] | 28.06.2006 | Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04) | 05.07.2006 | Reply to a communication from the examining division | 08.08.2006 | Communication of intention to grant the patent | 13.12.2006 | Fee for grant paid | 13.12.2006 | Fee for publishing/printing paid | Parent application(s) Tooltip | EP03715476.2 / EP1478188 | Divisional application(s) | EP06123468.8 / EP1744561 | EP06123494.4 / EP1744562 | EP06123556.0 / EP1750451 | EP06123645.1 / EP1746841 | EP06123712.9 / EP1753246 | EP09168409.2 / EP2131592 | EP09168411.8 / EP2134097 | EP09168413.4 / EP2131593 | EP10165483.8 / EP2254340 | EP10165491.1 / EP2239948 | EP10165499.4 / EP2254341 | EP10180970.5 / EP2293577 | EP10180980.4 / EP2293578 | Opposition(s) | 25.10.2007 | No opposition filed within time limit [2008/01] | Fees paid | Renewal fee | 13.12.2005 | Renewal fee patent year 03 | 31.03.2006 | Renewal fee patent year 04 |
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Responsibility for the accuracy, completeness or quality of the data displayed under the link provided lies entirely with the Unified Patent Court. | Lapses during opposition Tooltip | AT | 24.01.2007 | BE | 24.01.2007 | CY | 24.01.2007 | CZ | 24.01.2007 | EE | 24.01.2007 | SI | 24.01.2007 | SK | 24.01.2007 | TR | 24.01.2007 | IE | 27.03.2007 | LU | 27.03.2007 | MC | 31.03.2007 | BG | 24.04.2007 | GR | 25.04.2007 | PT | 25.06.2007 | [2009/45] |
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BE | 24.01.2007 | ||
CZ | 24.01.2007 | ||
EE | 24.01.2007 | ||
SI | 24.01.2007 | ||
SK | 24.01.2007 | ||
IE | 27.03.2007 | ||
MC | 31.03.2007 | ||
BG | 24.04.2007 | ||
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PT | 25.06.2007 | ||
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IE | 27.03.2007 | ||
MC | 31.03.2007 | ||
BG | 24.04.2007 | ||
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PT | 25.06.2007 | ||
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IE | 27.03.2007 | ||
MC | 31.03.2007 | ||
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PT | 25.06.2007 | ||
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Former [2007/44] | SI | 24.01.2007 | |
PT | 25.06.2007 | Documents cited: | Search | [A]EP0876058 (MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC IND CO LTD [JP]) [A] 1-3 * abstract * * column 4, line 5 - column 5, line 14 *; | [PX] - RICHARDSON I E G, "H.264/MPEG-4 part 10 White Paper, Variable-Length Coding", MPEG-4 PART 10 WHITE PAPER, (20021017), XP002258064 [PX] 1-3 * the whole document * | [A] - BJONTEGAARD G, "IMPROVED LOW COMPLEXITY ENTROPY CODING FOR TRANSFORM COEFFICIENTS", JOINT VIDEO TEAM (JVT) OF ISO/IEC MPEG & ITU-T VCEG (ISO/IEC JTC1/SC29/WG11 AND ITU-T SG16 Q6), XX, XX, (20020129), pages 1 - 8, XP002257294 [A] 1-3 * the whole document * | [A] - HARTUNG F ET AL, "Improved encoding of DCT coefficients for low bit-rate video coding using multiple VLC tables", IMAGE PROCESSING, 1999. ICIP 99. PROCEEDINGS. 1999 INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON KOBE, JAPAN 24-28 OCT. 1999, PISCATAWAY, NJ, USA,IEEE, US, (19991024), ISBN 0-7803-5467-2, pages 51 - 55, XP010368953 [A] 1-3 * the whole document * DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ICIP.1999.822853 |